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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 1H 19M

Anxious Attachment Healing: Stop Overthinking & Fear of Abandonment

from Rooted Conversations with Mitch Webb

Many relationship struggles come from anxious attachment patterns that people often don’t realize they have. In this conversation, trauma informed somatic coach Valerie Rubin joins nervous system expert Mitch Webb to explain how anxious attachment healing can transform the way we experience love, connection, and emotional safety.If you often overthink in relationships, seek reassurance, or fear abandonment, these can be signs of anxious attachment. Understanding anxious attachment healing helps reduce relationship anxiety and build healthier emotional connections.Valerie explains how anxious attachment forms through trauma, childhood experiences, and nervous system dysregulation. Through anxious attachment healing, nervous system regulation, and somatic therapy, it becomes possible to move from anxious attachment to secure attachment and create deeper emotional safety in relationships.What You’ll Learn in This Video:What anxious attachment is and why it creates relationship anxietyWhy people with anxious attachment struggle with overthinking and fear of abandonmentHow trauma and childhood experiences shape anxious attachment patternsThe connection between nervous system dysregulation and relationship insecurityHow somatic therapy and nervous system healing help regulate emotional triggersPractical ways to move from anxious attachment to secure attachmentHow to build healthy, emotionally safe relationshipsGuest: Valerie Rubin:Valerie Rubin is a trauma-informed somatic coach and anxious-attachment specialist who helps people heal anxious attachment patterns including overthinking, reassurance-seeking, and fear of abandonment. She helps individuals move from anxious attachment to secure attachment so they can experience healthy, emotionally safe relationships. Valerie is also the host of The Anxiety Recovery Podcast, where she explores nervous system healing, trauma recovery, attachment styles, and emotional regulation after trauma.Connect with Valerie Rubin:Website: https://www.valrubin.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healwithval/?hl=enFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/valerie.rubin.39/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerierubin?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_appPodcast: https://spotify.link/75rKte7pRJbDiscover Your Nervous System State:Take the quiz to discover your primary nervous system state through simple multiple-choice questions.Quiz Link: https://mitch-webb.involve.me/nervous-system-state-quizConnect With Mitch Webb:Website: https://mitchwebb.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitch.webb.503/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmitchwebb/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmitchwebb/

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